The National Substitute Teachers Alliance, NSTA, is a nonprofit national sub teacher advocacy organization.Our supporters and members include retired teachers, substitutes, parents, current contract teachers, and community leaders. We advocate for training, professional development of this work force; improved certification standards and mentoring. NSTA also believes that in order to retain qualified substitutes that wages must be adequate and benefits must be granted. NSTA offers its members and supporters (and their dependents), a markedly discounted NATIONAL prescription drug plan which is now posted at our website. Please visit us at: www.nstasubs.org and learn more about this plan, and about the many activities we are engaged in. We have NEWS and LEGISLATIVE LINKS; RESOURCES; EVENTS. We hold a yearly National Conference. Our first gathering took place in Washington, DC and was covered by the New York Times.We have since convened conferences in Orlando, Florida, and Las Vegas, Nevada and have been covered in 57 newspapers and periodicals.